Himalayan Rhodiola (Rhodiola himalensis)

喜马红景天xǐ mǎ hóng jǐng tiānXimahongjingtian

Rhodiola himalensis · Plant

Rhodiola, standing in for Rhodiola himalensis
This photo shows Rhodiola, not Rhodiola himalensis: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May interact with antidepressants; may affect blood glucose; avoid before surgery; may worsen bipolar disorder; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Himalayan Rhodiola for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Fatigue SyndromeStress Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Himalayan Rhodiola does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit CognitiveBenefit HeartBenefit Immune

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Rhodiola himalensis and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Cognitive0 records
  • Benefit Heart0 records
  • Benefit Immune0 records
  • Fatigue Syndrome0 records
  • Stress Syndrome0 records